The Issues

Energy Freedom

More Job-Killing Rules From The EPA

Having already done yeoman’s work stifling economic growth and job creation, President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency is doubling down again. The United States created a paltry 38,000 new jobs in...

Jefferson Forum
June 22, 2016

Justices Question EPA and Army Corps of Engineers

The Clean Water Act (CWA) “…continues to raise troubling questions regarding the Government’s power to cast doubt on the full use and enjoyment of private property throughout the Nation.” Justices...

Jefferson Forum
June 9, 2016

What is Ag Stormwater & Is It Regulated?

Agriculture’s stormwater runoff from fields is viewed as significant and pernicious cause of water pollution in the nation’s waters. Many opponents of agriculture claim state efforts to improve water quality...
Jefferson Forum
May 25, 2016

What is Ag Stormwater & Is It Regulated?

Agriculture’s stormwater runoff from fields is viewed as significant and pernicious cause of water pollution in the nation’s waters. Many opponents of agriculture claim state efforts to improve water quality...
Gary Baise
May 25, 2016

The Calm Reality of Climate Change Hysteria

Employing his college degree in fiction writing, White House communications strategist Ben Rhodes wrote deceitful talking points on the Benghazi attack and one-sided Iran nuclear deal – and later bragged...
Jefferson Forum
May 25, 2016

Des Moines Water Works’ Law Suit Could Impact VA Farmers

The Des Moines Water Works (DMWW) filed its latest legal response on Friday, May ,5 claiming Iowa Drainage Districts do not have an agricultural stormwater runoff exemption for water discharged...
Jefferson Forum
May 11, 2016

Coal Industry on the Rocks, Other Fossil Fuels Targeted

The great white environmentalist sharks smell blood in the water. It’s gushing from mortally wounded US coal companies that the Obama EPA has gutted as sacrifices on the altar of...

Jefferson Forum
April 27, 2016

Seed Controversy Continues

CropLife America, American Seed Trade Association, American Soybean Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, National Corn Growers, Agricultural Retailers Association, among others, are standing up to help American farmers use treated seeds and seed treatments....

Gary Baise
April 13, 2016

Turning Sea Level Rise Into a Competitive Economic Advantage

To hear Henry R. “Speaker” Pollard describe all the economic risks associated with rising sea levels in Hampton Roads — soaring insurance rates, higher financing costs, declining property values, disruption...

Jefferson Forum
March 30, 2016

Jefferson Forum concentrates on policies that affect everyday life in Virginia

Economic Freedom

Lower taxes and fewer regulations

Education Freedom

More choices for Virginia families

Energy Freedom

Reliable, affordable energy

Worker Freedom

Protecting Virginia’s right-to-work tradition

These are the building blocks of a more competitive and prosperous Virginia.